ROSS, DAVID [SSNE 525]
- Surname
- ROSS, ROSS OF GANNIS
- First name
- DAVID
- Title/rank
- OFFICER
- Nationality
- SCOT
- Region
- GANNIS, EASTER ROSS?
- Social status
- OFFICER
Text source
David Ross was the son of the laird of Geanies (Easter Ross). David was an officer in the Danish-Norwegian army. He was in Colonel Donald Mackay's [SSNE 93] regiment in 1627 and was wounded in action at Oldenburg in September that year.
T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, p.132; R. Monro, His Expedition with a worthy Scots Regiment called Mac-Keyes (London, 1637), I, p.18.
Record updated by Dr Thomas Brochard
Service record
- DENMARK-NORWAY, MACKAY'S REGIMENT
- Arrived 1627-01-01, as OFFICER
- Departed 1627-12-31, as OFFICER
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY